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ago european media was dismissive of romney. but today they're saying the obama campaign is hitting major headwinds and that the momentum is all with romney. and yet the polls are not mov g movings as much as the media in europe would suggest. why do you think the europeans are misreading this election? >> there was a worldwide survey of 21 countries who sas to who they would prefer. 21 countries preferred obama. pakistan preferred romney. i think the stories i've been hearing are really just stories. as far as the three debates were concerned, i think it's a general view that romney was certainly more vigorous in the first debate. but most people i've spoken to and my own view is the same said in the second and third debate, president obama decided that he had to deal with this and scored very good points. and i would say most people gave him the edge on the second and third debate. so the news stories focused really on governor romney's vigorous report in the first debate in which he swung away from being a radical republican
ago european media was dismissive of romney. but today they're saying the obama campaign is hitting major headwinds and that the momentum is all with romney. and yet the polls are not mov g movings as much as the media in europe would suggest. why do you think the europeans are misreading this election? >> there was a worldwide survey of 21 countries who sas to who they would prefer. 21 countries preferred obama. pakistan preferred romney. i think the stories i've been hearing are really...
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romney is strong with republican voters. if suburban voters flip, romney has a real shot in the keystone state. >> if republicans are always worried about wasteful spending, this is a perfect example of wasteful spending. they don't spend any money in minnesota at all. >> one at a time. >> it's not that long ago. >> 1972 is the last time minnesota voted for a republican. >> i hate to say it, but it was richard nixon. now i've said it. robert costa, i want you to challenge my friend keith boykins. you're saying there's a horse race in michigan, and wisconsin. the numbers in wisconsin look even up. and in iowa, where the liberal des moines register just endorsed romney. so there could be some real midwestern upsets, huh? >> the point in wisconsin is true. keith boykins is right. wisconsin was wisconsin was boston by four points. the milwaukee suburbs, they went very strong for scott walker in that recall election this past summer. if that republican ground game is pretty good in wisconsin, for romney, just as for was for walke
romney is strong with republican voters. if suburban voters flip, romney has a real shot in the keystone state. >> if republicans are always worried about wasteful spending, this is a perfect example of wasteful spending. they don't spend any money in minnesota at all. >> one at a time. >> it's not that long ago. >> 1972 is the last time minnesota voted for a republican. >> i hate to say it, but it was richard nixon. now i've said it. robert costa, i want you to...
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president can cite his case and governor romney can cite his. i don't think it is any different than it was three, four, five months ago, frankly. >>> let's talk about mayor michael bloomberg's decision to proceed with the new york marathon sunday. it is continuing to stir up controversy on concerns it is going to divert resources away from the rescue and recovery. is the backlash justified? >> don't get me started on this, tyler. i was this morning at a midtown hotel being forced to check out with my daughters and my wife. we don't have power. we don't have electricity or hot water downtown manhattan. we're being forced to check out because all the joggers were coming to the hotel. now i don't have anything against the runners themselves. i just think there are families in new york that still need hotel rooms because we don't have a place to live tonight. but the runners are getting those rooms. i just think that's a bad allocation of resources. not just for me but for other families as well. >> michelle? >> wow, so i'm going to look really col
president can cite his case and governor romney can cite his. i don't think it is any different than it was three, four, five months ago, frankly. >>> let's talk about mayor michael bloomberg's decision to proceed with the new york marathon sunday. it is continuing to stir up controversy on concerns it is going to divert resources away from the rescue and recovery. is the backlash justified? >> don't get me started on this, tyler. i was this morning at a midtown hotel being...
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>> well, they've taken romney's health care plan in massachusetts and taken it national, which romney would never have done and doesn't believe in. but i don't know that they've done very much. the auto thing is going along fine. i think there's a very good argument to be made that if those companies had been allowed to go through a normal type of bankruptcy, they would be in better shape today than they are. >> and i would just add to that, so julian is one of the great investors of our time. i run an investment firm. the one thing that investors like to see and must see before capital really flows is certainty as opposed to uncertainty, so just if you think through the steps that this president took when he came into office, at almost every turn, and i know i'm partisan but at almost every turn he created uncertainty, right, so obama care creates great uncertainty about will people keep their health insurance, where will costs go, can you invest in health care? dodd-frank put a complete chill on lending because of the uncertainty. tax policy, if you talk to any tax expert, really wh
>> well, they've taken romney's health care plan in massachusetts and taken it national, which romney would never have done and doesn't believe in. but i don't know that they've done very much. the auto thing is going along fine. i think there's a very good argument to be made that if those companies had been allowed to go through a normal type of bankruptcy, they would be in better shape today than they are. >> and i would just add to that, so julian is one of the great investors...
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mitt romney can do it. he's done it in the private sector and as a chief executive at the state level. he can do it for america. and i think in wisconsin, iowa, ohio, we respect that and we want that from our leader. >> and one last quick one. i'm not going to ask you about ohio. everybody does and i'm not. i want to though about iowa. rasmussen likely voters today. romney 49, obama 48. i don't think the republicans have carried iowa since 1492. can you actually win in iowa? this could be huge. >> i think so. i just -- on a person a note, i was born in colorado springs, i lived in iowa until i was in third grade and spent the rest of my life in the great state of wisconsin. i lived in now 00 third of all the battleground states in america. and each of those states, we saw two weeks ago just outside of denver, new jersey crowds for romney and iowa. the people who appreciate mid western roots. and we're definitely seeing that kind of support building in the state of wisconsin. the key will be voter turnout. t
mitt romney can do it. he's done it in the private sector and as a chief executive at the state level. he can do it for america. and i think in wisconsin, iowa, ohio, we respect that and we want that from our leader. >> and one last quick one. i'm not going to ask you about ohio. everybody does and i'm not. i want to though about iowa. rasmussen likely voters today. romney 49, obama 48. i don't think the republicans have carried iowa since 1492. can you actually win in iowa? this could be...
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but we found mitt romney to pot be convincing in that role. >> mitt romney in the first debate you liked. you liked the mitt romney that ran the democratic massachusetts in a bipartisan way. so which romney don't you like? >> we had two big issues with him. the first one really and the most important one is that he starts out with a very large tax cut and paying for that by closing exemptions and he doesn't specify which one. we say that's the wrong way to start. america doesn't need another tax cut. the deficit is the problem, not the basic way to tax. >> if you look at how americans feel who would better handle the which i, they're pretty strongly in favor of mitt romney. here's a guy that has a strong background in business who understands how commit works. so americans fundamentally have more confidence in mitt romney to handle economy. it didn't mean that he'll win the election. but if it just comes down to the economy, i think mitt romney has the edge. >> chris, do you want to respond to that and to the sense that maybe the average -- that romney goes over well with the average ame
but we found mitt romney to pot be convincing in that role. >> mitt romney in the first debate you liked. you liked the mitt romney that ran the democratic massachusetts in a bipartisan way. so which romney don't you like? >> we had two big issues with him. the first one really and the most important one is that he starts out with a very large tax cut and paying for that by closing exemptions and he doesn't specify which one. we say that's the wrong way to start. america doesn't...
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>> they have enough of an edge in the swing states, in particular, ohio, critical for mitt romney, enough to went election. they realize it is extremely close and realize they could lose it, but feel are fairly confident, at the white house they trying to as hard as they can to focus and project that they are focusing on the storm before the run suggested, tyler, the president doing his job, praised by chris christie, the governor of new jersey, as he was earlier today for attending to the job. that can't hurt, i'm a little skeptical myself of it providing a big boost to his campaign because, he is, after all, doing his job so many voters locked in. i don't expect it to switch a lot of votes but certainly can't hurt for the president to be seen as being his job in a competent way. >> i guess the risk of a screwup would got other bay, it that happened it could be damaging. >> george w. bush found that out. george h. w. bush found that out in 1992 when hurricane andrew hit florida and seen as not doing that effectively. yes, a bad case scenario, worst case scenario it could hurt. not sure h
>> they have enough of an edge in the swing states, in particular, ohio, critical for mitt romney, enough to went election. they realize it is extremely close and realize they could lose it, but feel are fairly confident, at the white house they trying to as hard as they can to focus and project that they are focusing on the storm before the run suggested, tyler, the president doing his job, praised by chris christie, the governor of new jersey, as he was earlier today for attending to...
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>> that is what the romney campaign says. it's responsible for 700,000 jobs if we raise those, we're going to lose 700,000 jobs. >> very hard to get down to those numbers. how is business going for this small group that is responsible for such job creators? >> okay, it is definitely better than a few years ago. they're a lot of new exciting things, with the jobs act is going to be available sometime next year. optimism is up, but there's a lot of uncertainty and people say my biggest problem is demand. i need customers through the door. for that to happen, the economy needs to get better. >> what about the expense side of the business. health care reform. businesses with less than 50 full time businesses are except from the requirements to offer health insurance or pay a penalty? >> exactly. but once you get to 50, 96% of businesses already offer health care, so the requirement they'll have to isn't going to change that much for most businesses. earlier in the show, basically, talk about your company, don't talk -- you need t
>> that is what the romney campaign says. it's responsible for 700,000 jobs if we raise those, we're going to lose 700,000 jobs. >> very hard to get down to those numbers. how is business going for this small group that is responsible for such job creators? >> okay, it is definitely better than a few years ago. they're a lot of new exciting things, with the jobs act is going to be available sometime next year. optimism is up, but there's a lot of uncertainty and people say my...
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romney makes a point. i don't think romney's saying get rid of fema. i didn't hear that. romney makes a point the governors and mayors and whatever, the town councilmen, they know best how to get things done. why are they losing their power? why is fema and the federal government getting so much more power? >> well, it's its own kind of flood isn't it, larry? we say this is the new normal. higher water, federal spending. we have another emergency and raise the water again. we're up to federal spending now that's far beyond what we had traditionally, right? not just 15% or 18%. not 20% but more. so we get in the habit that that's part of it. and one of the things i have been looking at lately, what that does to the mood of the city, if you want to pull it psychologically, larry, to the fear part of the brain. are we safe? rather than to the opportunity part of the brain, what can we do? we get in a situation whereas now we think only about the bad side of this event and going to take a very long time to get to the opportunity. >> look, natural disasters are not new. we did
romney makes a point. i don't think romney's saying get rid of fema. i didn't hear that. romney makes a point the governors and mayors and whatever, the town councilmen, they know best how to get things done. why are they losing their power? why is fema and the federal government getting so much more power? >> well, it's its own kind of flood isn't it, larry? we say this is the new normal. higher water, federal spending. we have another emergency and raise the water again. we're up to...
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and then we'll get reaction from the romney campaign with ron hubbard. that's at 8:40 eastern time. obviously a lot on our plates today. andrew, i'll send it over to you. >> the coast guard opening the port of new york new jersey on a restricted basis today allowing the backlog of barges containing gasoline and fuel into the area for the first time. how soon, however, will we see relief in the area impacted by sandy? that's the big question this morning. joe knows this very well, on my way in today, i had to take a taxicab for $125 because jeeves was this line to get gas, he was out of gas. >> i tried to take a car, my guy who i call -- he is not, but he nights as well be a former -- he has never failed. on on tuesday he came. and there have been snowstorms in the past where we've gone off the road, around, jack moved tractor trailers to get here's couldn't get gas. and so then i had to use -- i had a certain amount left in reserve. my gas tank is locked because people are siphoning now. >> it happened to one of our producers. >> there are people with guns. first 12 lines have to to
and then we'll get reaction from the romney campaign with ron hubbard. that's at 8:40 eastern time. obviously a lot on our plates today. andrew, i'll send it over to you. >> the coast guard opening the port of new york new jersey on a restricted basis today allowing the backlog of barges containing gasoline and fuel into the area for the first time. how soon, however, will we see relief in the area impacted by sandy? that's the big question this morning. joe knows this very well, on my...
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women is spllightly larger than the lead mitt romney has among men. simen? >> john, thank you. >>> let's move from sandy and the road to recovery. baby steps i'm afraid still being taken in the city of new york today, including reports that manhattan power may be back online during the course of the weekend. until then, things appear to be getting tense. our senior correspondent scott cohn joins me now from lower manhattan. scott, i just heard firsthand that some residential buildings are now hiring armed guards because of the type of threat that they have faced from people attempting to loot as, of course, the police make those very regular trips during the night. >> reporter: that's entirely possible, simon. i haven't seen that directly, but i believe it. i want to give you a sense of some of what's going on here in lower manhattan. we're at the corner of maiden lane and water street. you didn't see it behind me because there is a beautifully timed bus here. but behind me is the aig headquarters. you may remember that from the bailout. takes a whole
women is spllightly larger than the lead mitt romney has among men. simen? >> john, thank you. >>> let's move from sandy and the road to recovery. baby steps i'm afraid still being taken in the city of new york today, including reports that manhattan power may be back online during the course of the weekend. until then, things appear to be getting tense. our senior correspondent scott cohn joins me now from lower manhattan. scott, i just heard firsthand that some residential...
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if you're mitt romney, you want to be a part of the conversation somehow. he spent tuesday participating in storm relief efforts, taking time away from the campaign trail, but it's certainly difficult to stay in the conversation the way he wants to. with obama back on the campaign trail, romney in virginia, but certainly the last three days, it's been a challenge for romney to stay in the conversation with obama and to show that he can be just as much of a commander in chief than the president. >> how do you think the jobs number on friday plays in to the poll on tuesday? >>per late in the cycle to have too much effect. but i was absolutely stunned by christ christie's remarks. when you take that in combination with his speech at the republican convention which was really about himself, it really makes you wonder whether this man has his view not on 2012 but on 2016 when in theory he would be running for president. so it's a very, very interesting election with fine sensitivities to people's motivations. >> is there part of him that wouldn't mind romney los
if you're mitt romney, you want to be a part of the conversation somehow. he spent tuesday participating in storm relief efforts, taking time away from the campaign trail, but it's certainly difficult to stay in the conversation the way he wants to. with obama back on the campaign trail, romney in virginia, but certainly the last three days, it's been a challenge for romney to stay in the conversation with obama and to show that he can be just as much of a commander in chief than the president....
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what's mitt romney supposed to do? he can't campaign in a partisan sense because it doesn't look very good at the moment. i don't see anything wrong with him doing what he did yesterday, or returning to the campaign trail today. the guy is running for president. he's been doing it for several years and this is the home stretch. >> i get to see everything, and some of it, you've got to be mature enough to not be emotionally affected by some of the stuff that you see. but it's almost getting to the point -- there's certain newspapers i don't read anymore. i just can't. i used to read them to know what the enemy was thinking. but now i can't. i'm just about there with twitter. just so you know. i'm about there. >> i'm addicted. >> john, did you see that mayor bloomberg apparently -- the president said would like to come to new york city and mayor bloomberg said please don't in this case? couldn't spare the police. i wonder if you're governor christie, whether you could have said the same thing and whether politics does pl
what's mitt romney supposed to do? he can't campaign in a partisan sense because it doesn't look very good at the moment. i don't see anything wrong with him doing what he did yesterday, or returning to the campaign trail today. the guy is running for president. he's been doing it for several years and this is the home stretch. >> i get to see everything, and some of it, you've got to be mature enough to not be emotionally affected by some of the stuff that you see. but it's almost...
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how strong a leader do you think romney would be? and my point really goes to market. how strong a leader would he be, how much would he take america back toward fiscal and get america working again in a less socialized and more robust way? >> i think he could get things done and thing paul ryan would get things done, as well. . >> that does demand that congress works with him. >> i think most people next tuesday will think do we reelect president obama for next four years, we could have a senate controlled by republicans, you really will get lame duck from the beginning. and even if people feel sympathetic to obama and generally like him as a personality, i think we need a president who can get things done and get the economy moving again. >> it's much more complex than it seems at the macro level. but what's your instinct for the day? >> i think it would be a very narrow victory for obama or much larger victory for romney. i think romney might do it by a laernlg margin than we expect. >> he's back on the campaign trail with states very differently performances recent
how strong a leader do you think romney would be? and my point really goes to market. how strong a leader would he be, how much would he take america back toward fiscal and get america working again in a less socialized and more robust way? >> i think he could get things done and thing paul ryan would get things done, as well. . >> that does demand that congress works with him. >> i think most people next tuesday will think do we reelect president obama for next four years, we...
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the romney electorate voters are more excited. i don't know that it's going to make that much of a difference in virginia where there's early voting. it's less important who actually shows up on election day. i think to the extent that it does diminish people showing up at the polls at all, that is less helpful to the president, more helpful to mitt romney. folks are going to show up one way or the other. it's the obama camp that's really got to get to people, get them to the polls. this will make it a little bit hardener places like virginia. for the most part, he doesn't have any trouble winning new york. >> it's a great point about turnout. we'll keep an eye on all of the states. ben white from politico. >>> what will volumes look like? we'll discuss that when we come back. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have
the romney electorate voters are more excited. i don't know that it's going to make that much of a difference in virginia where there's early voting. it's less important who actually shows up on election day. i think to the extent that it does diminish people showing up at the polls at all, that is less helpful to the president, more helpful to mitt romney. folks are going to show up one way or the other. it's the obama camp that's really got to get to people, get them to the polls. this will...
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romney will be able to pull out a victory in ohio? >> well, i think pretty much because the past four years. we've seen what the president has to offer. his going forward isn't a whole lot different than it's been in the past four years. and i think people are ready for a change. big word obama used last time. he was going to cut the deficit in half, increase jobs, we have a little bit of job growth. i don't always credit washington for that. i do credit the states and localities for that. but certainly the deficit's getting out of control and i think people are worried about their future generations being strapped with that. surely governor romney's been in ohio probably just as much as the president. they're hitting us quite a bit. people had a chance to listen what he had to say and trust in it. >> mayor coleman, you're mayor of columbus, ohio. the biggest city. how is the economy? it's coming down in this election to not only the future for other generations but also the economic picture in specific areas of the country. how is th
romney will be able to pull out a victory in ohio? >> well, i think pretty much because the past four years. we've seen what the president has to offer. his going forward isn't a whole lot different than it's been in the past four years. and i think people are ready for a change. big word obama used last time. he was going to cut the deficit in half, increase jobs, we have a little bit of job growth. i don't always credit washington for that. i do credit the states and localities for...
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i believe if romney does, you have a coal move. if obama wins, this whole thing could be in jeopardy and you will wish you never heard of any of these stocks. "mad money" is back after the break. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. >>> big shake up at apple. the guy who canned google maps is canned. the guy who wrecked throughout the retail stores he is out of here. he got his team in place. sell sell sell apple. cook could have done nothing and sell sell sell apple. and people would say sell sell sell apple. we are in full bore sell apple mode now. i think they were needed. steve jobs never promoted something like that. simply because google makes a superior choice. in fact he was willing to give samsung all of apple because jobs didn't like working with intel which he regarded as a difficult to deal with com
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andy puzder is an economic adviser to the romney campaign. always good to have you. >> great to be here. i want to extend my sympathies to everybody in the northeast. it looks horrible what we're seeing on tv. >> some of these pictures out of staten island and new jersey, it's unbelievable to watch. let me turn your attention to the jobs number. we've been trying to find some hair on this, and there are some critics, not as many as last month. what's your take? >> if we're going to say 7.9% unemployment is a good number, we're really setting the bar low for this president. it's higher than when he took over. it's higher than any incumbent since franklin roosevelt and it's certainly higher than the 5.4% he said unemployment would get down to if we spent a trillion dollars on stimulus. plus, we've had 0% interest rates, we've had the fed printing money. the government has done everything it possibly can to get this number down, and it's not working. we need private sector needs to get this number down. it needs to be american entrepreneurs and
andy puzder is an economic adviser to the romney campaign. always good to have you. >> great to be here. i want to extend my sympathies to everybody in the northeast. it looks horrible what we're seeing on tv. >> some of these pictures out of staten island and new jersey, it's unbelievable to watch. let me turn your attention to the jobs number. we've been trying to find some hair on this, and there are some critics, not as many as last month. what's your take? >> if we're...
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. >> what does it mean for the president, for governor romney? a lot. larry kudlow and john harwood weigh in on that coming up next. >>> also coming up tonight, a storm chaser. he's run with sandy from the nation's capital all the way up to new york. we'll see what he's been up to coming up. ybe it was half an hoe showed you we thought the water will probably come on to tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like our exchange traded funds, or etfs tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 which now have the lowest tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 operating expenses tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in their respective tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lipper categories. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lower than spdr tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and even lower than vanguard. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that means with schwab, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 your portfolio has tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 a better chance to grow. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and you can
. >> what does it mean for the president, for governor romney? a lot. larry kudlow and john harwood weigh in on that coming up next. >>> also coming up tonight, a storm chaser. he's run with sandy from the nation's capital all the way up to new york. we'll see what he's been up to coming up. ybe it was half an hoe showed you we thought the water will probably come on to tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to...
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republican mitt romney has avoided political talk at public appearances. meanwhile, obama has cancelled a rally in ohio today, and will instead visit new jersey to assess the damage with the states governor chris christie, the president keen to be seen responding rapidly to the crisis. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. i want every agency to lean forward and to make sure that we are getting the resources where they're needed as quickly as possible. >> so there you go. president obama then just responding. we talked a little bit about this in the first hour with you about how this could suit obama in the campaign. has to be a little careful how you talk about it. but obama does look cool under fire. does have the ability to take this crisis and show that he is still presidential material. >> yeah, i think it helps obama. he looks presidential. he's in control of the crisis, assuming he remains in control. it's such a close race. it's the sort of thing that could be qui
republican mitt romney has avoided political talk at public appearances. meanwhile, obama has cancelled a rally in ohio today, and will instead visit new jersey to assess the damage with the states governor chris christie, the president keen to be seen responding rapidly to the crisis. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. i want every agency to lean forward and to make sure that we are getting the...
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i can tell you i hope it's going to be mitt romney, but it's going to be very, very close. i think it would have absolutely been mitt except for the hurricane. i think the hurricane has had a profound effect, and i think it's going to help president obama a lot. >> wow. let me ask you about the aftermath of this hurricane. huge impact on communities. typically when you see this kind of devastation, do you think prices go down? does this invite new buyers into the situation because values drop? what's your take? >> well, it's just complete devastation. i know some of the communities. you know, coming from new york and having a lot of businesses in new jersey, i know many of the communities. it's hard to believe what happened to the jersey shore, what happened to certain places that were just beautiful places out on long island. it's complete devastation. it's probably a little bit too early to say, but, you know, there's going to be a big rebuilding process. you could say the rebuilding in terms of putting people to work will be a positive. what's happened to these communiti
i can tell you i hope it's going to be mitt romney, but it's going to be very, very close. i think it would have absolutely been mitt except for the hurricane. i think the hurricane has had a profound effect, and i think it's going to help president obama a lot. >> wow. let me ask you about the aftermath of this hurricane. huge impact on communities. typically when you see this kind of devastation, do you think prices go down? does this invite new buyers into the situation because values...
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the obama and romney hitting with full force. an michael bloomberg endorsed obama. he insisted obama could still fulfill the hope he implied four years ago despite what he calls a disappointing first term. meanwhile the president and his republican rival are focusing on change. >> we haven't can the same four more years. our xlant is five more days. >> you know what i believe, you know where i stand, you know i'm willing to make tough decisions everyone when they're not politically convenient. >> you have to ask yourself is america on the road to greece. are we on the road to check crisis as you're seeing in europe and italy and spain and other parts of the world. >> we know what change looks like. and what the governor's offering sure ain't change. >> while the election campaign is back ork many american still struggling to get back to normal following super storm sandy. at least 98 people now confirmed dead, millions still without power on the northeast coast. rescue teams continue to search houses for victims. drivers face gasoline short annuals. the president's
the obama and romney hitting with full force. an michael bloomberg endorsed obama. he insisted obama could still fulfill the hope he implied four years ago despite what he calls a disappointing first term. meanwhile the president and his republican rival are focusing on change. >> we haven't can the same four more years. our xlant is five more days. >> you know what i believe, you know where i stand, you know i'm willing to make tough decisions everyone when they're not politically...
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you can tell the romney campaign is feeling this as well. they announced that they were suspending their campaign events for this afternoon and for tomorrow as well. clearly the romney campaign does not want to appear to be overtly political at a time when americans are in danger up and down the eastern seaboard. here's the president. >> hello, everybody. i just received a full briefing from our energy response teams including fema and agencies that are going to be helpful in the response and recovery efforts. the department of energy, the department of transportation, the department of homeland security and the department of health and human services. obviously everybody is aware at this point that this is going to be a big and powerful storm. and all across the eastern seaboard, i think everybody is taking the appropriate preparations. i've spoken to all the governors in all these states. they have issued emergency declarations. those have been turned around quickly here in the white house. we have prepositioned assets so that fema personn
you can tell the romney campaign is feeling this as well. they announced that they were suspending their campaign events for this afternoon and for tomorrow as well. clearly the romney campaign does not want to appear to be overtly political at a time when americans are in danger up and down the eastern seaboard. here's the president. >> hello, everybody. i just received a full briefing from our energy response teams including fema and agencies that are going to be helpful in the response...
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the president's schedule has him doing more events that will have to be canceled than romney. on the other hand, because romney is down a field goal and needs something to happen, the idea that sandy could flereeze things in place for a few days is not necessarily good for him because he had momentum after the first debate. the momentum seems to have died out. it's left him in a very competitive position. he could win the election. but he may need a little bit of push by the end. and then the other thing that people talk about is the idea that president obama can showrd shal leadership and he's helping people, using fema and other tools of the administration. i'm kind of skeptical of that because i think people understand that that's a president's job. i don't see the president getting much mileage out of that. but who knows. >> this is a random question. if the election were held tomorrow, would they ever cancel or delay the actual election itself due to weather,s that that ever happened? >> not to my knowledge. i think it would be very, very difficult to do. but, you know, s
the president's schedule has him doing more events that will have to be canceled than romney. on the other hand, because romney is down a field goal and needs something to happen, the idea that sandy could flereeze things in place for a few days is not necessarily good for him because he had momentum after the first debate. the momentum seems to have died out. it's left him in a very competitive position. he could win the election. but he may need a little bit of push by the end. and then the...
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we had a little bit of a pullback i feel because it's factoring in a romney victory, he said he would get rid of the stimulus, which would not be all the best news for this market, which i think is stimulus addicted. we got the fiscal cliff it's dealing with. for the most part it handled it really well. i'm expecting a good rally after the election after a tough october i would think we'll rally to new highs after the election, but with that earnings, investors have to be careful here and like what we're doing for our clients you need to pare back risk at that point, being wary of what the market will do next which is probably not pretty. >> happy you have your san francisco giants gear on. >> that's right. >> world series parade today, some happy times in the middle of all of this upset. >> yes, the giants are big -- sorry, maria? >> i said nice hat. >> thank you, yes it's a big deal up here in northern california, the big parade. i would have loved to have been there. the giants were a bit of a surprise to win the world series but always surprise us on the upside and we're all thril
we had a little bit of a pullback i feel because it's factoring in a romney victory, he said he would get rid of the stimulus, which would not be all the best news for this market, which i think is stimulus addicted. we got the fiscal cliff it's dealing with. for the most part it handled it really well. i'm expecting a good rally after the election after a tough october i would think we'll rally to new highs after the election, but with that earnings, investors have to be careful here and like...
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this is a romney stock. romney said he'll dump gm the moment he becomes president. but tim said that we'll wait until people are back to even. i think they'll get back to even. >> they say by mid decade in europe. >> i trust them. >> something we've been waiting to say all week long. the opening bell is coming up next. "squawk on the street" will bring it to you after this short break. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back. you're watching "squawk on the street" live from the financial capital of the world. opening bell set to ring in a little less than two mississinu. the man on
this is a romney stock. romney said he'll dump gm the moment he becomes president. but tim said that we'll wait until people are back to even. i think they'll get back to even. >> they say by mid decade in europe. >> i trust them. >> something we've been waiting to say all week long. the opening bell is coming up next. "squawk on the street" will bring it to you after this short break. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him...
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i think that is -- the way the markets are trading these days, if mitt romney wins, the market will expect a faster improvement in the economy than if barack obama is re-elected. i think that's probably the right way to look at it. >> all right. we'll leave it there. gentlemen, thank you very much, we appreciate your time tonight. we had a little bonus time there. i'm glad we got to that question. up next, my thoughts on leaders rising in the aftermath of super storm sandy. and a concert benefiting victims of sandy. bon jovi, christina aguilera. you can catch them tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. join us for this special concert coming together. u tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like our exchange traded funds, or etfs tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 which now have the lowest tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 operating expenses tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 in their respective tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lipper categories. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 lower than spdr tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and even lower than vanguard. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that means with schwab,
i think that is -- the way the markets are trading these days, if mitt romney wins, the market will expect a faster improvement in the economy than if barack obama is re-elected. i think that's probably the right way to look at it. >> all right. we'll leave it there. gentlemen, thank you very much, we appreciate your time tonight. we had a little bonus time there. i'm glad we got to that question. up next, my thoughts on leaders rising in the aftermath of super storm sandy. and a concert...
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romney had made some comments in some of the earlier debates about whether he would try to scale fema back. the president pushed back, there was an editorial in "the new york times" this morning. i wanted your thoughts. >> i think these problems are more of a local based thing. new york has some great people and great workers and great construction people and you look at the mta, what they're doing to clean up the subway. i mean it's amazing what's going on if you look at the subways, the tunnels are i hear loaded to the top with water and it's saltwater which is the worst kind of water. it corrodcorrodes everything. the local people in these tragedy do a great job no matter where you're talking about in this country. >> how long does the $5 million offer? >> i have to extend it. everybody's talking about it. it's got unbelievable momentum. i was on "the david letterman show" the other night and it was amazing, like a tremendous ovation, but i think it's unfair to say i'll make it thursday at 12:00, i'm extending it thursday to 12:00, $5 million to the favorite charity for release of
romney had made some comments in some of the earlier debates about whether he would try to scale fema back. the president pushed back, there was an editorial in "the new york times" this morning. i wanted your thoughts. >> i think these problems are more of a local based thing. new york has some great people and great workers and great construction people and you look at the mta, what they're doing to clean up the subway. i mean it's amazing what's going on if you look at the...
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>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six months later because obama's made such a mess of the economy. i travel a lot out in america and people are really, really hurting. there are a lot of people who are unemployed, underemployed, they know they're not doing what they should be doing. obama care is coming down the track like a bullet train and a lot of people are going to have to go out of business or have already gone out of business. >> where do you give obama credit? most powerful arguments i hear are where a republican can give the democratic president some credit and vice versa, where
>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six...
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mitt romney had a plan. you can argue which plan was better, but both of them had a plan, and, again, to me if i'm an autoworker or i'm from the company in a management position, i want someone who is president who is going to put in place the tax reformed that they're all dying to have. i mean, they come to me as a u.s. senator and say, look, we have to have tax reform to be competitive. we've got to have lower energy costs and lower health care costs. we need regulatory relief and a level playing field. those are all the things that mitt romney has been talking about. not just recently, but for months in his campaign. i think what he has got is a positive proactive approach for the economy, and that's going to make a difference in ohio. not just with auto companies and other manufacturers, but with folks who are frustrated with where we are. that tends to be a difference at the end of the day, and we'll see that in polling results. >> okay. let me ask you, i don't think we're going to get anywhere on the a
mitt romney had a plan. you can argue which plan was better, but both of them had a plan, and, again, to me if i'm an autoworker or i'm from the company in a management position, i want someone who is president who is going to put in place the tax reformed that they're all dying to have. i mean, they come to me as a u.s. senator and say, look, we have to have tax reform to be competitive. we've got to have lower energy costs and lower health care costs. we need regulatory relief and a level...
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obama 50%, mitt romney at 44%. wisconsin, obama, 49%, 46% for mitt romney. new hampshire, 49%, 47% for mitt romney. that's a wall street journal nbc ma marist poll i should mention. ohio, 50% obama, 45% rrm. virginia, 49% obama, 47% rrm. that is from the cbs quinnipiac poll. let's start with you on this, congressman. the good news is that the president's lead is shrinking. we've seen it go down dramatically in those battleground states. the bad news, though, is that he is ahead. even if it's a squeaker. >> i think there are a couple of things to think about on this. number one, volunteers who are knocking on doors of those who have not voted yet come back with a very different message than what you're getting in the polls. for the president, the fact that there are still undecideds and the independents seem to be breaking toward mitt romney, that is not good news for him. it shows the momentum is definitely with mitt romney. people want change. they want action on day one. and they've been presented a very clear choice between the president and mitt romney.
obama 50%, mitt romney at 44%. wisconsin, obama, 49%, 46% for mitt romney. new hampshire, 49%, 47% for mitt romney. that's a wall street journal nbc ma marist poll i should mention. ohio, 50% obama, 45% rrm. virginia, 49% obama, 47% rrm. that is from the cbs quinnipiac poll. let's start with you on this, congressman. the good news is that the president's lead is shrinking. we've seen it go down dramatically in those battleground states. the bad news, though, is that he is ahead. even if it's a...
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governor romney with a slight edge 48% to 46%. again, that's a statistical tie well within the margin of error. the auto bailout is one of the things the president thinks will help him here in ohio. you heard him mention that in this speech. look at this in the industrial northern part of the state, across northern ohio where you have many auto-related direct factory plants, the president leads 52% to 45%. some evidence there especially among white blue collar workers the president is doing better than he might have done otherwise without the auto bailout. what was fascinating four years ago when you visited where i am, you knew at this time the race was over because the president then-senator obama was doing so well here. look at our poll numbers here from cincinnati and the southwest part of the state. governor romney ahead 52% to 47% in a region that is absolutely essential to republicans if they are to win a close statewide election here. we visited both campaign headquarters today in the cincinnati area. everyone concedes it
governor romney with a slight edge 48% to 46%. again, that's a statistical tie well within the margin of error. the auto bailout is one of the things the president thinks will help him here in ohio. you heard him mention that in this speech. look at this in the industrial northern part of the state, across northern ohio where you have many auto-related direct factory plants, the president leads 52% to 45%. some evidence there especially among white blue collar workers the president is doing...
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it's not about romney. there are those who really fear obama and there are those who -- and therefore they support romney, while the others actually fear that the romney victory will strengthen the israeli right and deteriorate things in the region. >> we're going to have to ta take a break. when we come back, we're going to learn what do the chinese think of barack obama and mitt romney when we come back. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ but what about your wrinkles? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair visibly reduces fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr.
it's not about romney. there are those who really fear obama and there are those who -- and therefore they support romney, while the others actually fear that the romney victory will strengthen the israeli right and deteriorate things in the region. >> we're going to have to ta take a break. when we come back, we're going to learn what do the chinese think of barack obama and mitt romney when we come back. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good...
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mitt romney, 20. but the real question will be if there is an impact, if there are blackouts, how will that affect get-out-the-vote efforts? that's a giant x factor in the election in the coastal states, especially this must-win swing state of virginia. >> john avalon. thank you very much. tell ali velshi good morning. >> reporter: thanks. >> stick around. in 90 minutes, ali and john will have brand new interviews from the battleground bus tour in lexington, virginia. >>> former prime ministers past finally -- prime minister's past finally catches up to him. he might have been sentenced to prison but says he's not done with politics yet. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advis
mitt romney, 20. but the real question will be if there is an impact, if there are blackouts, how will that affect get-out-the-vote efforts? that's a giant x factor in the election in the coastal states, especially this must-win swing state of virginia. >> john avalon. thank you very much. tell ali velshi good morning. >> reporter: thanks. >> stick around. in 90 minutes, ali and john will have brand new interviews from the battleground bus tour in lexington, virginia....
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can mitt romney win this without winning ohio? >> i think he's going to win ohio and i don't know if i can tell you the absolute answer about the electoral math. i have been saying we need to be more competitive in the west coast and new england because we're not competitive there. it makes the map much more difficult for us. i think we're going to win ohio. been there three times and going back on sunday. what i sense is a lot of momentum left over from 2010. >> we appreciate your time. up next, out of gas. for those without power, but with generators, it looks a little bit like the 1970s and the ever changing timeline in the obama administration's story of the benghazi attack. >>> let's check in with anderson s could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. with less chronic osteoar
can mitt romney win this without winning ohio? >> i think he's going to win ohio and i don't know if i can tell you the absolute answer about the electoral math. i have been saying we need to be more competitive in the west coast and new england because we're not competitive there. it makes the map much more difficult for us. i think we're going to win ohio. been there three times and going back on sunday. what i sense is a lot of momentum left over from 2010. >> we appreciate your...
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can mitt romney win this without winning ohio? >> i think he's going to win ohio and i don't know if i can tell you the absolute answer about the electoral math. i have been saying we need to be more competitive in the west coast and new england because we're not competitive there. it makes the map much more difficult for us. i think we're going to win ohio. been there three times and going back on sunday. what i sense is a lot of momentum left over from 2010. >> we appreciate your time. up next, out of gas. long gas lines are creating fears of a gas shortage. and the ever-changing timeline on the obama administration's story of the benghazi attack. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting
can mitt romney win this without winning ohio? >> i think he's going to win ohio and i don't know if i can tell you the absolute answer about the electoral math. i have been saying we need to be more competitive in the west coast and new england because we're not competitive there. it makes the map much more difficult for us. i think we're going to win ohio. been there three times and going back on sunday. what i sense is a lot of momentum left over from 2010. >> we appreciate your...
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have you had a chance to speak to governor romney? >> yes, i spoke to governor romney on i think that was either saturday night or sunday night. i can't -- days, when you don't sleep that much, days run into each other. one evening over the weekend, either saturday or sunday night, governor romney called me at home and just asked for how things were going, what was going on. i believe that was on sunday night. >> i hope you get some rest tonight. you have done an outstanding job there. i salute you and the whole team you have there of first responders and all the emergency services. i really think they have been faced with an unprecedented disaster as they have here in new york and i really salute you for the work you've done. i hope you carry on doing it and you have all our thoughts and prayers with you. >> well, piers, i really appreciate that. you can count on the fact i'll carry on doing it. it's what the people hired me to do and that's what i'm going to do. thanks for giving me the chance to talk to you and your audience about
have you had a chance to speak to governor romney? >> yes, i spoke to governor romney on i think that was either saturday night or sunday night. i can't -- days, when you don't sleep that much, days run into each other. one evening over the weekend, either saturday or sunday night, governor romney called me at home and just asked for how things were going, what was going on. i believe that was on sunday night. >> i hope you get some rest tonight. you have done an outstanding job...
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jim acosta there following mitt romney. so obviously today the tone changes somewhat for the governor but what can we expect to hear? >> reporter: i think we're getting a preview of that right now. jeb bush is on stage. marco rubio was at the podium and the florida governor, marco rubio steered clear of attacks on president obama. jeb bush on stage right now, he made a very interesting comment a few moments ago about storm response. he said it's the state and local response that really matters, not clear whether or not that was a dig at the president and the federal response that's going on and attention paid to the federal response. really, that'ses a close as either that they have come going after president obama in this event and lines up from what i heard of a top romney adviser this morning that the gop nominee striking a positive tone on the campaign trail. we heard mario rubio. i think the closest he got was talking about the state of economy saying this doesn't have to be the new normal and seeing right now is maybe
jim acosta there following mitt romney. so obviously today the tone changes somewhat for the governor but what can we expect to hear? >> reporter: i think we're getting a preview of that right now. jeb bush is on stage. marco rubio was at the podium and the florida governor, marco rubio steered clear of attacks on president obama. jeb bush on stage right now, he made a very interesting comment a few moments ago about storm response. he said it's the state and local response that really...
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can mitt romney win this without winning ohio? >> i think he's going to win ohio and i don't know if i can tell you the absolute answer about the electoral math. i have been saying we need to be more competitive in the west coast and new england because we're not competitive there. it makes the map much more difficult for us. i think we're going to win ohio. been there three times and going back on sunday. what i sense is a lot of momentum left over from 2010. >> we appreciate your time. up next, out of gas. for those without power, but with generators, it looks a little bit like the 1970s and the ever changing timeline in the obama administration's story of the benghazi attack. the wheels of progress. seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. tog
can mitt romney win this without winning ohio? >> i think he's going to win ohio and i don't know if i can tell you the absolute answer about the electoral math. i have been saying we need to be more competitive in the west coast and new england because we're not competitive there. it makes the map much more difficult for us. i think we're going to win ohio. been there three times and going back on sunday. what i sense is a lot of momentum left over from 2010. >> we appreciate your...
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mitt romney also having to change his itinerary. that's why we are going now to cnn's jim acosta always with the romney campaign and traveling with them. jim, the storm already having an impact on where you're going, isn't it? >> reporter: that is right, don. for the final nine days of the campaign, throw out the white dry erase board and perhaps take the doppler weather radar and lay it over the battleground map because that's how we track this campaign heading into the homestretch here. both campaigns, if you add them together of roughly a dozen campaign events so far between the president and mitt romney, mitt right now is heading to the gymnasium here in marion, ohio, with an event here tomorrow morning and then is getting out of the state. but, don, it will be very interesting to watch the final days of the campaign because of this storm. you saw the president also canceling events. not here in ohio, but his campaign events that were scheduled for today. instead of those campaign events, he went to church and the federal emerge
mitt romney also having to change his itinerary. that's why we are going now to cnn's jim acosta always with the romney campaign and traveling with them. jim, the storm already having an impact on where you're going, isn't it? >> reporter: that is right, don. for the final nine days of the campaign, throw out the white dry erase board and perhaps take the doppler weather radar and lay it over the battleground map because that's how we track this campaign heading into the homestretch here....
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he is a promising surrogate for mitt romney, a supporter of mitt romney and raised eyebrows praising the president's quick response to the storm. here's what the governor said on cnn's "starting point." >> right now i'm much more concerned of preventing loss of life and safe places and then the election. the election will take care of itself. i spoke to the president three times yesterday. he's been incredibly supportive and helpful to the state and not once did he bring up the election. >> dan lothian is at the white house. dan, christie says obama didn't bring up the election to him but he goes back on the campaign trail on thursday. >> reporter: he is. and as you know, counting today, the president will have been off the campaign trail for three days, has been focusing on the disaster in new jersey and new york. but a campaign official telling cnn in fact the president will resume campaigning tomorrow. as you know, the campaign not put on hold. just that the president stayed back here in washington to monitor the situation. former president bill clinton and vice president out ther
he is a promising surrogate for mitt romney, a supporter of mitt romney and raised eyebrows praising the president's quick response to the storm. here's what the governor said on cnn's "starting point." >> right now i'm much more concerned of preventing loss of life and safe places and then the election. the election will take care of itself. i spoke to the president three times yesterday. he's been incredibly supportive and helpful to the state and not once did he bring up the...
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and that was what he was actually criticizing mitt romney for was romney's -- what he sees as romney's flip-flop on things like coarbon emissions. >> obviously critically important issue for him. candy, thanks very much. >>> hundreds of storm victims from new jersey's devastated coast are waiting in line for a first look at what if anything is left of their homes. up next, we are there for the emotional return. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." >>> i don't think we have to teach innovation. i just think you have to coax people out of their fear of trying to innovate. everybody has a creative abilities. but people just don't express them. i mean, i see people come in here that are afraid to try anything. you give them some classes and some encouragement and they are success with their products and you see them just change, you see them light up. you see them, oh, i really can do this. it's stunning. they're stunned. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. but i'm still
and that was what he was actually criticizing mitt romney for was romney's -- what he sees as romney's flip-flop on things like coarbon emissions. >> obviously critically important issue for him. candy, thanks very much. >>> hundreds of storm victims from new jersey's devastated coast are waiting in line for a first look at what if anything is left of their homes. up next, we are there for the emotional return. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." >>>...
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no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his schedule to be here on monday. >> and then from new hampshire, the president is on to quite a few other battleground states, ohio being one of them. virginia, where else? >> reporter: he goes to ohio a few times actually. he is heading tomorrow to florida, a day early in anticipation of the storm. you have florida, virginia, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, then back to ohio, and then we'll see -- he is expected to continue on his travels through tuesday, election day. >> all right, thank you so much, traveling with the president there in new hampshire.
no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his...
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jim acosta is at the romney event. and brianna keilar is wait for the president to arrive in green bay. jim, yesterday romney toned down the rhetoric in deference to the storm. what about today we'll. >> reporter: we'll have to see, carol. mitt romney will be here in moments. we're inside a private business in roanoke area, southwest virginia. i can tell you so far, it's starting to look like a presandy political rally for the gop rally. they were showing an updated biographical video of mitt romney, something the campaign has been showing or had been showing before the storm struck the northeast. and yesterday at his campaign events, up on these screens behind us at various events, they would only be showing a pitch to donate money to the red cross. there is a difference there. i think that might be a sign of things to come. but carol, all day yesterday, as you mentioned, mitt romney did tone things down. he did not attack the president directly once. he simply tried to weave in his pitch for change in washington. and
jim acosta is at the romney event. and brianna keilar is wait for the president to arrive in green bay. jim, yesterday romney toned down the rhetoric in deference to the storm. what about today we'll. >> reporter: we'll have to see, carol. mitt romney will be here in moments. we're inside a private business in roanoke area, southwest virginia. i can tell you so far, it's starting to look like a presandy political rally for the gop rally. they were showing an updated biographical video of...
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will that hurt romney in particular? i know, ana, you said you're not sure who wins or loses but could that hurt him? >> well, you know what, though, i actually watched that clip and he said even more things than that and i think it's very typical of chris christie. i think he was almost irritated that he was getting asked about politics. as was president obama when he was asked about politics and both said this has nothing to do with politics. we are all about helping the people of new jersey, helping the people in need, helping the people of new york so i think that's the quintessential chris christie that we've come to know, a lot of us love and he was being sincere, you know, don't ask me about mitt romney right now. don't ask me about presidential politics. it's a new world after sandy for new jersey and i've got i bunch of people in harm's way who i need to take care of right now. don't bug me with this stuff. >> but you got to wonder if it is going to give president obama a boost in the polls. a new poll shows an
will that hurt romney in particular? i know, ana, you said you're not sure who wins or loses but could that hurt him? >> well, you know what, though, i actually watched that clip and he said even more things than that and i think it's very typical of chris christie. i think he was almost irritated that he was getting asked about politics. as was president obama when he was asked about politics and both said this has nothing to do with politics. we are all about helping the people of new...